Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary
Based on recommendations I read in the How to Learn any Language Forum, I bought myself Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary: 30,000 Words Including Cognates, Roots, and Suffixes (along with the Big Red Book of Verbs and the Big Red Books of Idioms).
The 30,000 Spanish vocabulary terms are divided into the following sections:
- Cognates: These words are similar in Spanish and English, making them the easiest to learn. This section contains 14,000 cognates thematically arranged into twenty key topics.
- Root families: Another easy way to expand your vocabulary is to become familiar with related word families that have the same root. This section contains 14,000 terms grouped into 2,200 root categories.
- Suffixes: More than most languages, Spanish relies on suffixes to denote parts of speech and convey nuances of meaning. This section contains 4,600 terms grouped into 130 of the most common Spanish suffixes.
- Frequency Table: Lists the 5,000 most commonly used words in Spanish and an Alphabetical Index cross-referencing every entry in the root, suffix, and frequency sections.
Now I must restrain myself from buying more books – until I at least master part of what I currently own







Navigation:
Comments »
No comments yet.
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
Leave a comment